MAKING VOTING EASIER – AND SOME OF THE ROADBLOCKS ALONG THE WAY
The Albany Times-Union advocated a number of remedies to New York’s laws to increase voting participation in the State andContinue Reading
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The Coming Election for Governor and the Economy in Upstate New York
The health of the Upstate New York economy will be a major issue in the coming election for Governor ofContinue Reading
THE BYFORD PLAN AND THE MTA INFORMATION DEFICIT
New York City Transit’s new president, Andy Byford, recently presented a major plan to fix the subways, called “Fast Forward,”Continue Reading
CONGRESS 2018: THE 7% SOLUTION- CAN DEMOCRATS GET THERE? A MAY POLLING UPDATE
The Congress 2018 column I published in early April looked at how the Democrats and Republicans are doing in theContinue Reading
STATE BUDGET DOES HELP MASS TRANSIT, BUT MTA CAPITAL PLAN UNCERTAINTY RISING
The MTA received two significant infusions of new money in the State Budget adopted effective this April 1st. The firstContinue Reading
CONGRESS 2018: A LOOK AT RECENT POLLS VS. WHAT HAPPENED IN 2014
The flow of polling across the country about politics includes a question regularly asked of the electorate called the GenericContinue Reading
STATE BUDGET MASS TRANSIT UPDATE: NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN AS DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR; S & P CUT MTA BOND RATING
With the New York State budget deadline of April 1 fast approaching, the Assembly, Senate, and the Governor are nowContinue Reading
CONGESTION PRICING TRAIN ALREADY RUNNING LATE IN ALBANY
There is plenty of debate ongoing in Albany now about the pros and cons of congestion pricing-but little discussion yetContinue Reading
With MTA Facing Massive Shortfall, A Lot Riding on New Congestion Pricing Push
Governor Cuomo’s “Fix NYC” Commission produced a framework for a congestion pricing plan, released just after the Governor’s Executive BudgetContinue Reading
Contrary to Cuomo Claim, Upstate Economy Faltered this Century, Not Last
Governor Cuomo described the Upstate New York economy as suffering from a “ bad fifty years “ as he triedContinue Reading